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ISLAMABAD: The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) has established a new health technical wing (HTW) to provide technical input in matters relating to Islamabad’s health sector. The wing would work under a director general in BS-20 who will be responsible for scrutinising the proposals and recommendations presented to CADD regarding the health sector of Islamabad.
The HTW was established on the directions of CADD Minster Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry to augment CADD’s ability to administer health services in a professional manner. The technical wing will support the administration to reach more informed decisions and objective planning, he added.
The wing will perform development, monitoring and evaluation of technical matters of all hospitals of ICT, matters relating to quality assurance of services provided by hospitals, health education and its planning, coordination with all public health projects in Islamabad and coordination with the Islamabad administration and the CDA Health Directorate regarding public health programmes.
The newly-established wing will also oversee matters relating to international cooperation and coordination with international agencies, coordination for participation in international seminars and workshops relating to health, liaison with other ministries and divisions regarding international agreements, MoUs, and other matters relating to international health regulations.
Furthermore, the wing will also provide input in population welfare and population control policy in ICT.
CADD will coordinate with the establishment and finance divisions in order to re-designate and transfer posts in the newly-created wing.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 3rd, 2017.
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